Signature Cocktails Feature Names Like The Grand Alliance and Thirsty in LA Normally, when a place has the name of Britian's most famous prime minister, you expect it to be heavy on beer, and also brandy and scotch. After all the latter two were favorites of Winston Churchill. And, indeed The Churchill in Los Angeles' West 3rd Street midsection, features 20 regional and … [Read more...]
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A Bikini Contest Labor Day Weekend On Alabama Gulf Coast
Bama Bells and Florida Foxes Compete At The Famous Flora-Bama Bar You think you had a great Labor Day Weekend? You guys should have been at the Flora-Bama, a bar on the Flordia-Alabama Gulf Coast state line. It's a famous bar among people in the area and was the inspiration of the Jimmy Buffett song "Bama Breeze." And on Labor Day Weekend, it hosted a bikini contest! … [Read more...]
Hot Good-Looking Waitresses Get Bigger Tips Than Unattractive Waitresses
Not Only Do Pretty Girls Get Bigger Tips But More Rounds Of Drinks Are Ordered, Too It happens. I admit it. Just did, in fact, which prompted me to write this column. I tip good-looking waitresses better than ugly ones. I'm not even sure it's a conscious thing, at least immediately. When determining a tip, I look into service and whether or not my beer sat empty for any … [Read more...]
Bar Rescue Gets Third Season From Spike TV
Jon Taffer's Show, Entering Its Second Season, Gets 20 More Episodes If you're bar needs rescuing, then you're got more of an opportunity to have it overhauled by Jon Taffer. His popular Bar Rescue show, in which he goes into establishments and works on everything from the staff to the menu to the decor (to say nothing of the attitude of a place) has just been picked up … [Read more...]
Tao Offering Free Trip For World’s Largest Bachelorette Party
Glam Girls Being Offered Accommodations and Invitations To Three Weekend Parties in September A lot of ladies go to Vegas for bachelorette parties, and quite a few of them have a heck of a good time. From what they can recall, anyway. But now there's a chance to really do Vegas right for a bachelorette party. And that's to go for the World's Largest Bachelorette Party. … [Read more...]
Panama Joe’s Gets to Keep Entertaining in Belmont Shore
Long Beach City Council Allows Permit For Live Entertainment and Dancing One of the issues with being a successful bar is dealing with, well, issues. Just ask Ron and Greg Newman, co-owners of the popular Southern California cantinas Sharkeez. They also own Panama Joe's, the same style of bar with a different name in Long Beach's cool Belmont Shore area. And on a Tuesday … [Read more...]
The End of the El Torito Bar Era in Newport Beach
Orange County's Legendary Taco Tuesday Pick Up Bar Closes It was the quintessential Southern California party place, pick-up bar disguised as a restaurant in an upscale mall near the beach. And it played its role like a conqueror for a quarter of a century. But now, the legendary El Torito Grill in Newport Beach's Fashion Island is closing. The Irvine Company basically … [Read more...]
Shellback Tavern Now the South Bay’s Most Happening Bar
Manhattan Beach Casual Hangout Is Crowded Day and Night On Weekends If you're looking for a lively place to party in the Los Angeles SouthBay Beach Cities, then crank it up Shellback Tavern. That's because it's cranking. In the summer of 2012, Shellback Tavern at the Manhattan Beach Pier is the South Bay's most happening bar. It's been going off both day and night on … [Read more...]
Good Bars and Bad Bars, Smart Bars and Dumb Bars
Dry Tour Wine Bar in Venice, CA, Loses Customers By Charging Full Price For Drinks on a Pub Crawl Just as there are good bars and bad bars, there are smart bars and dumb bars. Sharkeez in Hermosa, Manhattan and other Southern California beach cities is a smart bar. It welcomes new customers, takes care of loyal customers and if presented with a large number of patrons on … [Read more...]
Basel Switzerland Provides a Fun Nightlife Experience
Surprisingly Lively Swiss City Appeals To This Party Veteran After I returned from Switzerland in the late Spring/early Summer of 2012, I was asked what surprised me the most about the trip. My response was as precise as a Swiss watch: Basel. Basel is a happening little place, as lively and bouncy as a college coed. But it doesn't exactly come to mind when discussing a … [Read more...]
A Splendid Time in Zurich’s Splendid Piano Bar
A True Swiss Delight, This Nightlife Spot Is One of My Favorite Bars in Switzerland The place is absolutely Splendid! I found it because I saw a lighted sign above the door when everything else was either closed for the night or not happening. Worth a look, I surmised. Once again, my bar-finding instincts proved to be correct. I was in Zurich, Switzerland, and had … [Read more...]
Bar Rescue’s Season Two Patches Up A Pirate Bar
Maryland's Piratz Tavern First of 10 Bars Being Rescued by Jon Taffer's Spike TV Show They might have thought of him as a scallywag at times but without him, the Piratz Tavern in Silver Spring, MD might have gone down without a fight. The themed bar was dead in the water – a waiter even lost an eye during a swordfight with a fellow employee – and rudderless with … [Read more...]
Hey Rory McIlrory: Here’s Some Irish Bars in SF to Drown U.S. Open Memories
The City's Best Irish Pubs, Top Places to Hear Irish Music and Have a Pint Well, Rory, you didn't make the cut at Olympic Club for the 2012 U.S. Open in San Francisco. But not to worry. You can still make the pubs! And there are plenty of them to explore, surely more fun than those first six holes at Olympic. Here are some suggestions on where to grab a pint in San … [Read more...]
LA Kings Celebration at Hermosa Beach’s North End Bar
Party Goes Into the Night At the Players' Hometown Bar After Kings Win The Stanley Cup The hometown bar of the players was the place to be in Los Angeles as local sports history was made on an overcast Monday night on June 11, 2012. Fans – true hockey fans and and several people who just wanted to savor the celebration – were out partying as the LA Kings won the Stanley … [Read more...]
Miss California USA Natalie Pack at Infusion Lounge Universal Studios
Open Auditions for Miss USA Contestants Take Place June 16 Here's an opportunity to get up close and personal with Miss USA California and, perhaps, Miss Universe. A preliminary contest for Miss USA is taking place at Infusion Lounge at Universal City Walk Hollywood on Saturday, June 16. The winner of Miss USA goes on to compete to be Miss Universe. The event is open not … [Read more...]
Shark’s Cove Manhattan Beach Needs to Honor Its Happy Hour
Popular Sports Bar Goes to Full Pricing During 'Big Games' like the LA Kings I like Shark's Cove. The downtown Manhattan Beach bar – located just up the pier in a cool spot formerly known as Manhattan Coolers, for you long-time locals – is a clean sports bar that transforms itself into a fun nightspot later in the evening, often with bands. It's a perfect kick-back place … [Read more...]
Hey LA Kings Fans, Meet The Stanley Cup
Lord Stanley's Trophy Has Even Been in Manhattan Beach Los Angeles, meet your newest resident. It's 35 inches high, weighs 35 pounds and shines like the biggest celebrities. It will look great with all this sunshine. It's Lord Stanley's Cup – the Stanley Cup, for short – and it goes to the winner of the Stanley Cup Final, the National Hockey League's champion. Before … [Read more...]
Los Angeles Sports Fans Getting Behind LA Kings
Sports Bars, Particularly in Hermosa and Manhattan Beach, Are Feeling The Rush From Stanley Cup Excitement Something's happening in Los Angeles. There's a wave rolling in, and it's not the surf in El Porto. It's a wave of emotion, something not felt for 19 years. It's the LA Kings and the Stanley Cup Final. Back in 1993, the Kings were king for a day (well, actually a … [Read more...]
Hear The Bar Blogger on Internet Radio
Party Report on Static Beach Radio in Hermosa Beach You read the words, so now hear the voice. I'm on the air, coming to you via the Internet each week on Static Beach Radio – staticbeach.com– a fun Internet radio station based in Hermosa Beach, CA. Once a week, I'm doing the PubClub.com Party Report. It focuses on happenings and my observations on the party and nightlife … [Read more...]
Harry O’s Still the King of LA Kings Sports Bars
The Manhattan Beach Bar Was Once the Home of the Kings and Hit Its Peak During the '93 Stanley Cup Final There's LA Live and in the South Bay Beach Cities – home to many of the team's players and even its coach – there's the North End. But when it comes to watching the Los Angeles Kings in the Stanley Cup Final, no current bar comes close to the legendary Harry O's in … [Read more...]
North End is Hermosa Beach’s LA Kings Watching Bar
It's Not The Ol' Harry O's, But This Long-Time Dive Is The Place to be for the Stanley Cup Final in LA's South Bay Beach Cities Oh, for the days of Harry O's. Not just for its status as one of the South Bay's all-time great pick-up bars, but also as a place to watch hockey. Watch hockey? In Los Angeles? In the South Bay Beach Cities!? Well don't adjust your computer … [Read more...]
San Francisco’s Gold Dust Lounge Not Dust Yet
Legendary Union Square Bar Relocating to Fisherman's Wharf There's dust the floor and dust on the hands of the Handlery Hotels for forcing out a bar that's as iconic to some locals as the Golden Gate Bridge. But the Gold Dust Lounge is not dust. It's simply relocating. In a move cheered by many, the legendary Union Square bar on Powell Street – which will be replaced … [Read more...]
Meet The Bud Light Girls During Fiesta Hermosa Beach
Girls Doing Bar Promotions On the Pier During Memorial Day The beach party just got even better. The Bud Light girls will be on the Hermosa Beach Pier during Fiesta Hermosa, doing promos in the bars. They will be giving out Mardi Gras beads and mingling with bar patrons for four hours on Saturday, May 26. They will be on the Pier from 1-5, making the rounds at Sharkeez, … [Read more...]
Jimmy Buffett Live at Margaritaville Biloxi Opening
Radio Margaritaville Broadcasting Buffett's Live Show From the New Casino, Restaurant & Bar Parrotheads not fortunate enough to be at the opening of the new Margaritaville Biloxi Casino & Restaurant (also featuring a bar on the water) can eavesdrop on the happenings through Radio Margaritaville. Jimmy Buffett's internet radio station is broadcasting his live … [Read more...]
Ocean Bar Hermosa Beach Summer Sundays Are Back
'Sol Sundays' Are Vegas Without The Pools At Bar's Upstairs Deck If you didn't know better, you might think for a second you were transplanted to Rehab or some other rocking pool party in Las Vegas. There's people in bikinis and swim trunks (or shorts and sandals), the place is packed, drinks are flowing and a DJ is pumping house music. Except there's no pool. There is … [Read more...]
It’s Now 5 O’Clock Somewhere in Biloxi’s Margaritaville
Jimmy Buffett Returns to Gulf Coast With Bar, Restaurant and Casino on The Back Bay Jimmy Buffett has made another Pascagoula Run. Except this time, he stopped in Biloxi. The Gulf Coast native has opened the Margaritaville Casino and Restaurant Biloxi – grand opening is Tuesday, May 22 – proving that yes, you can go home again (wonder of cousin Baxter will be there for … [Read more...]
Lakers Playoff Win A Relief to LA Sports Bars
Bar Owners, Managers, Bartenders and Waitresses Are Cheering The Lakers Advancing in NBA Playoffs As Much as Fans That cheer – and sigh of relief – you heard from the LA Lakers finally beating Denver in Game 7 of the first round of the NBA Playoffs was not from Laker fans. It was from owners, managers, bartenders and waitresses of Los Angeles' sports bars. Had the Lakers … [Read more...]
Critiquing Happy Hour at Monterey’s Montrio Bistro
Highly-Regarded Restaurant Popular Among Locals for Its Drinks and Tasty Appetizers 7 Days A Week One good thing about drinking wine, as I was at the Terranova Fine Wines tasting room in Monterey, CA, is that when you start talking with people they offer suggestions of place where you can, well, drink even more wine. And so that is how I found myself at Montrio Bistro. I … [Read more...]
Drink Beers And Help A Military Family’s College Student
Pints of Pale 31 To Help Raise Money For The Marine Corps Scholarship Foundation Drink up and help a military family member go to college. Now that's something worthy of a cheers or two. Barney's Beanery sports bars in Los Angeles has toasted glasses with Firestone Walker Brewing Company to create Boot Camp Beer, a program that donates 50 cents from the sale of each pint … [Read more...]
Greece Financial Crisis Won’t Slow Greek Islands Party
Partying This Summer Not a Problem in Greek Islands of Ios, Mykonos and Santorini The on-going financial crisis in Greece looks bad on TV. There are people rioting, the political system seems to be in shambles and it appears to be a place to avoid rather than to seek out when seeking a fun summer party place. But that's in Athens. Not the islands. And the islands will … [Read more...]
Muckey Duck Monterey, CA Improves Crowd & Atmosphere
One-Time Favorite Bar in Downtown Monterey On Its Way to Its Past Fun Glory My favorite bar for a long time in Monterey was the Mucky Duck. Oddly named, yes, but it more than a pond full of fun. It was two places in one, an English pub in front with good food and a patio in the back. A true "PubClub" of a place in gentle area of the middle California coast. One of my … [Read more...]
American Junkie Is Hermosa Beach’s New Hot Bar
Great Location, Big Patio, Big-Time Happy Hour and Super Service Make The Former Sangria an Instant Player in The South Bay Beach Cities Nightlife Here's how to have a successful bar. 1.) Be sure it's in a great location with a built-in crowd. 2.) Hire a friendly staff that can smile even if the bar is packed in the early days of opening. 3.) If you're in a place that … [Read more...]
Craft Beers To Go at Peter B’s Brewery Monterey, CA
With Wines and Wineries Becoming A Local Bragging Source A Craft Brewery Is Making Its Mark on the Monterey Peninsula Walk in with a thirst and walk out with a craft brewed beer. That's a pretty common practice among craft breweries, but it's unique in this part of the U.S.A., Monterey, the beautiful small town on the coast of California just up from Pebble Beach. In an … [Read more...]
Making My Way to Monterey With Its Fun Bars
It's Not Wild and Crazy, But The Mellow Monterey Nightlife Is Entertaining Not every place you visit has to have a whoop-it-up, never-ending party scene. Sometimes it's nice to be in a spot where simple is sweet. Where you don't have to worry about lines, cover charges, doormen and hanging with "hipsters." (Actually I can't stand that term; you see it from people who … [Read more...]
Beginning to Bond With Sharkeez Manhattan Beach
It Took A While But This Local Warms to New Upper Manhattan Bar Location It was difficult at first. I knew it was time for a change, but I also didn't want to let go, stubbornly clinging to my comfort zone. It was almost like breaking up with your first girlfriend. Except this wasn't a girlfriend, it was a pal. A partner in crime. A wingman. Sharkeez Manhattan Beach … [Read more...]
Motown and Catfish on the Las Vegas Strip Restaurant
Rock With Rolls: Catfish Alley Features Southern Menu Plus Live Music and Dancing It may seem a bit out of place, catfish and Southern "fixin's" on the Las Vegas Strip, but the owners of the Catfish Alley have struck a creative new tune: Putting live music and a dance floor in a restaurant. “The goal is to have an event every night and make it a fun, happening place to be, … [Read more...]
OB’s Pub and Grill Manhattan Beach Has New, Good Look
Inviting Exterior Says 'Welcoming Neighborhood Bar' While New Booths Have Been Added Inside OB's in Manhattan Beach, the locals' hangout for sports, breakfasts, nighttime beers and the weekly ritual that is Taco Tuesday, has undergone a bit of a change of late. And it's proof that even when you've got something successful and cozy, change can be … [Read more...]
Portland Pub New Old Lompoc Staying in NW Location
'We Shall Return,' to Same Spot the Owner Proclaims As Building Gets Replaced With New Four-Story Complex It's moving out, but not moving. That's the situation with New Old Lompoc brewery and pub, which has signed a new lease in the same location and will be re-opening in the summer of 2013. But first, it must close. The building at NW 23rd Ave., is being … [Read more...]
Bartenders Need To Check ID’s For Underage Drinkers
Manhattan Beach Loses Top Bartender For Serving To A Minor In Police Department Sting Operation By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Nightlife Blogger One of the best bartenders of the past 15 years was fired recently because he had a brief lapse in judgement. He was the victim of a sting operation conducted by the Manhattan Beach (CA) Police Department to check for … [Read more...]
Las Vegas Pool Parties Ready to Party in 2012
Sin City's Daytime Nightclubs Open For Spring And Summertime Fun One afternoon not too long ago, the manager of one of Las Vegas' mega nightclubs walked outside on a Sunday afternoon looking for a little relaxation by the pool What he got instead was inspiration. He notice the place was packed, and with many of the same people that had been cranking it in the club the … [Read more...]
There Are Not Nickle Beers at English Pub in Las Vegas
Todd English P.U.B on Tuesdays Promotion Discontinued Despite What Is Seen On Some Vegas Nightlife Websites A friend was headed to Las Vegas on a Tuesday and did an Internet search on where he could drink for cheap. He found "several" websites – all of which will remain nameless – that touted nickle beers! Well that certainly fit his college-sized budget. The deal was … [Read more...]
New Orleans Nightlife Masquerade Ladies & Salsa Nights
Bar at Harrah's New Orleans Features Themed Club Nights on Sundays, Mondays, Tuesdays & Fridays; SIN Night is Monday It's not on Bourbon Street or even in the French Quarter for that matter (right on the edge of it, across Canal Street), but Masquerade nightclub is bringing something to nightlife in New Orleans that you can't get on Bourbon Street or in the … [Read more...]
Ivan Kane’s Burlesque Coming to Atlantic City Nightlife
Royal Jelly Burlesque Bar One Of Two New Nightspots to Open at Revel Beach in the Spring Burlesque is coming to Atlantic City's nightlife. And it's being brought there by Ivan Kane, whose highly successful Forty Deuce clubs in Los Angeles and Las Vegas have brought this type of entertainment back into the limelight. Called Ivan Kane's Royal Jelly Burlesque Club, it … [Read more...]
Not Happy At El Torito Happy Hour Redondo Beach
Poor Service And Bad Food Make For an Unsatisfying Bar Experience One overworked bartender who tries up upsell customers, a drink glass sitting empty for half an hour and food that's as unsatisfying as sex with a fat chick. (Sure, it gets the job done, but in the end, are you really happy with it?) Welcome, folks, to Happy Hour at El Torito in Redondo Beach, CA! If … [Read more...]
Two New Bars Added to Hermosa Beach Nightlife
Establishment Replaces Blue 32 and Union Cattle Changes to Abigaile; Ocean Bar Remains Unchanged Hermosa Beach's vibrant nightlife is undergoing a bit of a change in 2012 with the re-opening of Blue 32 and a re-design of Union Cattle. Blue 32 has been upgraded with a new sound system, tables, menu and tap system. It's now called Establishment and its main goal of … [Read more...]
Penthouse Opening Upscale Gentlemen’s Club in San Francisco
Steaks and Strippers at the New Penthouse Club and Steakhouse One nightlife element really hurting in the current economic climate is strip clubs. People are really cutting back on cutting loose, even those who frequent such places. But that's not stopping Penthouse, which is opening the first Penthouse Club and Steakhouse on the West Coast this February in San … [Read more...]
Where To Watch Alabama-LSU in Los Angeles Bars
Crimson Tide Fans to Party at the Varsity in Santa Monica and Sharkeez in Hermosa Beach It's the Game of the Century. Until the next Game of the Century, of course. Even with all the uber-hype, the countdown on ESPN that started the previous week and all of college football analysts' eyes pointing to the date for weeks, the Alabama-LSU game has BIG written all over … [Read more...]
The Top Place to Party for the Alabama-LSU Game
College Party Towns: In Tuscaloosa, AL the Innisfree Is the National Championship of College Bars Like any good 'ol college own, there are several good bars in Tuscaloosa, AL. There's the famous Houndstooth sports bar, Buffalo Phil's Pub and Cafe (known for wings but a PubClub.com Bar Blogger's favorite near campus), Brewer's Corner and Chuck's downtown (the latter … [Read more...]
San Francisco Nightlife: Infusion Lounge Club Penguin Party
A Review of the Downtown Nightclub's Penguin & Panther Black Bash The Infusion Lounge is one of San Francisco's coolest clubs. And on a frosty Saturday night it October, it was even cool enough for penguins. The downtown nightclub hosted its annual big bash, a red carpet event, and this one was called Penguins and Panthers. And sure enough, there were both at it, and … [Read more...]
New York Bar Brings Apple Drinks to the Big Apple
Barclay Bar and Grill at InterContinental Creates Menu From French Brandy Calvados There are now more apples in the Big Apple. At least in drinks. The Barclay Bar and Grill in the InterContinental hotel has created a menu of cocktails from Calvados, the apple brandy from France's Normandy region. In addition to 30 types of the brandy, Mixologist Jose Torrella has devised … [Read more...]
The Nightlife Blogger: The Big Boobs Bar Business is Really Booming
Hooters, the Tilted Kilt, The Wild Beaver Saloon and Now Twin Peaks – Which Has Sparked A Lawsuit – Are Popping Out All Over the USA By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Nightlife Blogger First, there was Hooter's. What a name, what a concept! Two guys from Florida came up with it years ago, found hot girls (all they had to do in the Tampa/St. Pete area was step … [Read more...]
LA’s Sports Bars For Fans Watching NFL & College Teams Games
Fans of Bears, Patriots, Steelers, Eagles Dolphins, Chiefs and Raiders Gather at the Los Angeles Bars To Watch Their Games Hardly anywhere else in the vast city is the diversity of Los Angeles better display than on Saturdays and Sundays in the fall when alumni of college teams and transplanted fans of NFL teams gather to watch their games in specific bars throughout the … [Read more...]
Hermosa Beach College Football Teams Sports Watching Bars
Where to Watch USC, UCLA, U-Dub, Michigan, Michigan State, Penn State, South Carolina, Notre Dame and Nebraska Games in the South Bay The spirit and passion of college football soars in the South Bay Beach Cities each fall like kickoffs in the air. Alumni from throughout the West Coast and especially the Midwest descend on the bars on and around the Hermosa Beach Pier … [Read more...]
Game Changers Sports Bar Caters to Steelers Fans in Hermosa Beach
Pittsburgh Game-Watching Bar Has Changed From Shark's Cove But Retains Pool Tables and Terrible Towels Steelers fans, worry not, for your Hermosa Beach game-watching bar is still your game-watching bar. Game Changers, the new sports bar on Hermosa Ave., is open for business and that means Steelers fans are in business. It will be showing Pittsburgh games this fall, and … [Read more...]
A Hidden LA Area Nightlife Hot Spot In Southern California
There's A Good Party Scene At These Fun Lancaster Bars By The Bartender, PubClub.com Bars & Nightlife Blogger It's not Hollywood and it is most certainly not the beach. But it doesn't have to be either in order to be a good place to party. And that's what I found when I ventured into the nightlife of Lancaster, CA. Now before you start snickering, … [Read more...]
The Shack In Playa del Rey CA Needs To Get Its Act Together
LA Restaurant Review: Famous For it's 'Shack Attack' Burgers, This Playa del Rey Dive Joint is Consistently Inconsistent By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Bars & Restaurants Blogger Want a medium-warm burger on a cold bun? Then The Shack in Playa del Rey, CA, is your place. Want a delicious burger, dripping with juices that just begs you to bite into … [Read more...]
Little Jimmy Done at Pancho’s Manhattan Beach (Again)
Popular Los Angeles Cantina Will Be Doing Without The Talented Guitarist For A While But The Music Still Rocks Sometimes, you just have to enjoy truly great things while they exist. You know they are going to end sooner or later and it's important to take advantage of them while they there for your enjoyment, because it's not going to last forever. That's true for in … [Read more...]
Two Las Vegas Restaurants Using iPad Wine List
Andre’s and Alizé at the Top of the Palms Introduce 'SmartCellar' Technology To Help Customers Select Wines, Beer and Cocktails Las Vegas is not a place to sit still and wait for things to happen. It's always coming up with creative ways to serve customers, often utilizing the latest technology in the process. And so, diners and drinkers, enter the iPad. Andre’s at Monte … [Read more...]
Eva Longoria’s Las Vegas Eve Nightclub Closes
Desperate Housewives Star's CityCenter Club Shuts Doors (Temporarily?) While Beso Steakhouse Remains Open Not everything that happens in Vegas really, well, happens. Desperate Housewives star Eva Longoria opened a nightclub and restaurant in the "crystals" CityCenter complex and initially attracted an A-list of celebrities that included Victoria and David Beckham, Holly … [Read more...]
Best Beer Deal in the South Bay Hermosa Beach Underground
Mug Night on Thursdays Would Make Homer Simpson A Regular Patron If you like beer – and lots of it – but don't like spending a lot of money, then the weekly Mug Night at the Underground Pub in Hermosa Beach is for you. Every Thursday evening, from 5-10 p.m., it's beer drinker's heaven. Buy a 22-ounce mug and feel it up for just $3 – yes, THREE dollars! – of Bud or … [Read more...]
The Deadliest Catch After the Catch Bar Is The Shack In Hawaii Kai
Location For Show Was Not in Waikiki But Along The Water in Hawaii Kai It looks like paradise, and after several weeks and two trips fishing for crab on the Bering Sea, it certainly is paradise. The location for the TV show Deadliest Catch recap show, called After The Catch V, is in Honolulu. And if you want go to there, here's the place. It's The Shack. This is … [Read more...]
Are The Greek Islands A Safe Party Destination This Summer?
Unrest in Athens Raises Concerns but Mykonos, Ios, Santorini and Corfu Are Still Prime Places for the Summer Parting Scene The Greek financial crisis has caused more than concern for the European Union, it's put people on edge in Athens. So some travelers may be wondering if it's a good idea to vacation to the Greek Islands. Is it safe? Should you go elsewhere to … [Read more...]
Sunday Bars Are Back in the South Bay Manhattan Hermosa Beach
The Legend of LaPaz, 12th Street, Chillers and Even Beach Bum Burt's May Be Back in the Beach Cities Are Sundays in the South Bay BACK!? From the look of things, it sure seems that way. First, local promoter Berry Bly created a party at Ocean Bar (1-7 p.m., $10), the first of which in mid-May was described as "off the hook" and "on fire." A personal inspection … [Read more...]
Manhattan & Hermosa Beach Bars Events Party Blog Report
South Bay Beach Cities Nightlife Information, Hot Happenings & Specials The bar scene in the South Bay Beach Cities of Manhattan Beach, Hermosa Beach and Redondo Beach is dynamic, and while it pretty much remains the same it also has subtle changes, like the Pacific Ocean surf, from week to week. So this blog exists to provide updates on what the bars are doing, … [Read more...]
Manhattan Beach Bar Review: Shark’s Cove
Local Sports Bar Becomes Live Music Venue and Good Party Spot By Night By day – and also by Lakers games at a certain time of the year– it is a sports bar. TVs everywhere on the wall, even small ones at the tables. One never has to strain their neck to see sports at Shark's Cove. But by weekend nights, all eyes are on the little stage, where local bands set up … [Read more...]
Why Dive Bars Are The Best Burger Joints – And A Few Of PubClub.com’s Favorite Places
Looking for the Best Burger Joints in the USA? Just Go To Your Local Dive Bar Burgers and beer go together like a frosted mug and draft. So it's only natural that in celebration of National Burger Month, which is May, PubClub.com highlights the Best Dive Burger Joints in the USA. Before diving into the dive bars, however, a certain criteria should be established. … [Read more...]
Redondo Beach Bars Nightlife Reviews Best Fun Singles Places
A Look at the Best Places to Drink and Party in This South Bay City Near Manhattan and Hermosa Beach About two miles south of Hermosa is neighboring community of Redondo Beach. It has the biggest pier in the area, almost like that of Santa Monica in that it's part amusement park. It also has a small shopping area with a few restaurants and bars called Riviera … [Read more...]
Los Gatos CA Nightlife Top Bars For Singles
Carrie Nations, Mount Charley's & More Fun Party Spots For Single People Not far from San Francisco are some fun towns that have a thriving bar scene all their own. The Peninsula refers to an area south of San Francisco that encompasses Stanford University, the hippie and surf community of Santa Cruz, techy San Jose, beautiful Capitola Beach, exclusive Los … [Read more...]
Manhattan Beach Dive Bars Reviews Shellback & Ercoles
With Progress Developing Around Them, These Two Legends of the Beach Keep Pouring It On For Loyal Locals They are the institutions that refuse to give into time or progress (or developers), as much a part of the landscape as the pier, the Strand and even the sand and the ocean. They are the downtown dive bars of Manhattan Beach, CA, the upscale beach community in … [Read more...]
The Original Sharkeez Manhattan Beach Relocation Party Images Pictures Review
The Legendary South Bay Bar Goes Out Of It's Original Building in Style There's something special about that familiar yellow building, nearly two decades of memories and fun times held within its walls. And while Sharkeez Manhattan Beach has relocated a couple blocks away in the former Harry O's and Upper Manhattan spot it had to go out in typical Sharkeez style. … [Read more...]
The Changing Manhattan Beach Bars & Nightlife Scene
At Least Local Legends Shellback Tavern and Ercoles Remain Unchanged If one were to suddenly reappear in Manhattan Beach after a long absence – say, about 10 years – there's a lot about the bar and nightlife scene that her or she would instantly recognize. There's Shellback Tavern, basically unchanged over the years, except for more AVP memorabilla on the walls, a … [Read more...]